Interview: A Research Instrument for Social Science Researchers

Abstract

Research is a scholastic attempt that helps to establish revised view about the particular area adopting pre-requisite procedure to establish authenticity without it research’s purpose shall not be achieved. In this regard, smart academic work is required because it demands different processes to pass on. Clifford Woody explains research in a way that it encompasses describing and re-describing troubles, devising assumption or suggesting solutions; bringing information together, putting them in order and assessing data; making supposition for attainment of conclusion and above all carefully examining the conclusions to ensure whether these come out to be fit for making hypothesis. The educational research work involves the student to seek the required guidance in congregation substance and organize them systematically.  Using interview method for assimilating the required records is the useful way which may be suitable to exact problem, using   data, questionnaires and conducting careful tests, preserving facts, categorizing it and thereby interpreting it. After recognizing and identifying the problems, the researcher tries to figure out investigational plan to collect the desired facts in effective manner. In this paper, interview method has chosen for collection of data. Like other research tools, it is also a very important for the research purpose. This method comprises numerous types, among them few of which are discussed in this article. The interview method involves presentation of oral-verbal stimuli with respect to the change of different responses. This method offers variety of interviews as discussed in paper which help to acquire exact information required.